Phase 1: 90 day diet, why am I always hungry.

[RedCheeks 16]

So I've had to do this 90 day diet before I can request prior authorization, and my nutritionist pretty much put me on what she says "Phase 1" to what eating is going to be like.

No sugar

no starches

no soda

Trying to put my fork down after every bite and waiting before I eat

Chewing longer.

Smaller Bites

Don't drink while I eat. Wait an hour.

Among some of the stuff in working on.

I've even tried the unjury Protein shake the nutritionist gave me, and I'm still hungry.

BTW the strawberry sorbet was really, blah. I have a vanilla one to try out still, we'll see. I've looked into Isopure Zero Carb Protein shakes, too, not too sure. I just wish, drinking the shake would make me feel full. But it doesn't, I'm still hungry. And I just feel worried.

I know this is all what lies ahead. But eating sucks right now. I feel like food is no longer enjoyable. I'm hungry all the time. I crave sugar more. I feel so guilty for wanting to eat junk. I want to succeed. But I feel like I'm going to fail.

Why is it so hard to eat less and make healthier choices?! Why do I find it so hard to be in the same house as Donuts!?

I feel so pathetic. Is it bad that I want dumping syndrome. So that I am less likely to eat that garbage. So I'll regret it and pay for it if I ever decide to eat what I'm not supposed to.

I know that my thinking is all messed up right now. But I see it as......

Have you ever had too much of that one liquor that just made you puke your guts out and traumatized you from ever drinking it again? (Bacardi Limón, NEVER AGAIN )

Well if only sugar could do that to me. Make me sick enough to hate it. That would be fantastic!

Is there anyone who can relate?

I haven't told anyone but my mom and 3 friends about surgery, but they aren't really supportive, after hearing surgery horror stories. I feel alone in this.

I'm so scared that I'll get the sleeve and still want to eat like this. And that I'll just gain it all back. That I'm gonna fail.

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Edited September 11, 2016 by RedCheeks

[Hellya 144]

The further you get away from sugar, the less you will want/need it. Just go cold turkey. It will be hard at first and then it's easier. Think of your long term goals. Think of how you don't want to be a slave to a substance that is so bad for you. You can do this. Stay strong!

[KristenLe 5,979]

What can you eat? Fill up on lean Protein and veggies (don't know why that's not allowed at this stage). Once you get through the first few days with no sugar - the cravings will reduce. I found therapy to be very helpful to deal with emotional eating and head hunger.

[Pescador 1,374]

Look at the weight lost by so many members here. It really works. It is the one thing that has changed our life, when nothing else ever worked. You can keep struggling and drive through fast food lanes for anything, or you can step outside the box and take a risk for a new you. We were scared, but more afraid of the diabetes and health problems. You seriously CAN do this!!!

[ocgirl15 667]

Pre op sucks! It really does. But your NUT is teaching and encouraging the right things. Chewing slowly, cutting out the soda and breaking that carb addiction. All of those skills will help you be successful post op. But the hunger for me it literally disappeared post op. It was truly amazing. I felt like a super hero with sleeve power! 9 months post op and I still feel that way! Size 6 and I reached my Drs goal months ago. Last month I reached my personal goal. So how does this help you? In the short term it doesn't. Pre op for me was the hardest part of the process. It was worse than the fear of surgery, surgical recovery, the post op diet .... all much easier than preop in my opinion because I wasn't hungry. So my point is to give you hope so you stick with this preop BS. It will be worth it and you will get some relief from this 'hunger'! When hunger is no longer controlling you amazing things will happen! Good luck!

[Bufflehead 6,358]

Stick with lean Protein and green veggies. Protein Shakes are not going to make anyone feel full except for a little bit of time immediately after surgery when your stomach tissues may be so traumatized that they are swollen and not much can pass through.

And the posters above are right -- the longer you stay away from sugary, high-carb foods, the easier it will be to resist them.

Why do you have doughnuts in your house? No one needs doughnuts, or other crappy food. If your family is eating them, it won't kill them to only eat crappy food away from the house for a few months. Don't be so hard on yourself -- it is incredibly difficult to resist the sugar and fat-bombs that the food industrial culture places around us all the time. If it were easy, none of us would need surgery and the majority of Americans would not be overweight or obese. Set yourself up for success, not by demanding of yourself to just have more willpower, but by clearing crap food out of your immediate vicinity.

Good luck!

[RedCheeks 16]

Thanks for all your support everyone. I know I'm not getting enough Protein. I'm trying to change that. I need to work harder these next 2 weeks before I see my NUT again.

My family says they support me. But clearly not enough to change their own eating or stop bringing donuts into the house.

It's really frustrating. Every one says don't you have will power? Just don't eat it.

I wish it were that easy. If it were, I wouldn't be here in this position to begin with. I quit smoking cold turkey a few months ago. I think that made the eating worse. But it was easier, because I avoid being around people who smoke. And I don't buy the cigarettes any more. I still am temped when I go to the gas station to buy a pack when I go inside. But I rarely walk inside, I usually pay at the pump.

But hunger is a worse feeling. And no on buys a pack of cigarettes and puts them on the kitchen counter. They do buy Krispy Kreme donuts and do that.

But I'm gonna try harder. I really need this to work. I had a dream last night that all my stomach skin was stretched down to my knees and it scared me. I need a change, before it gets any worse.

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[Bufflehead 6,358]

If people leave junk food where I can see it at work (you know -- the plate of cupcakes in the staff lounge or whatever), or bring it into my home, I throw it away. Soon enough, people learn that if they don't want to see food go flying into the trash, they don't bring it to my house or put it out for community use at work.

I know that sounds really harsh and is probably a step beyond where many people want to go.

Can you talk with your family about keeping doughnuts and other junk food hidden, as in, in their rooms, up on a high closet shelf, etc., so you won't know about it? That might be a workable compromise.

[Pescador 1,374]

Congrats on the cessation of smoking!!!!! I find myself putting things in the garbage also, to get it out of my sight.